[Meta] Where should we go from here?

3 years ago by inky to c/cars

Welp, this lemmy thing seems to be taking off a bit, so I wanted to open up a discussion on where you all think the community should go. I personally enjoy the freeform discussion / catch-all nature of the community for any and all car enthusiast-related things. Comms for specific models, subtypes of vehicle, etc can be their own thing alongside c/cars.

One idea I had was to have some theme days to drive posting & keep things consistent in the future. Some potential theme days:

  • Motor Mondays (post your engine bay/other performance mods)

  • Track Tuesdays (post photos of your car at the track)

  • Wheel Wednesdays (post your custom wheels)

If you have any other ideas/suggestions, shout 'em out in the comments. I hope this community will continue to grow as it has been over the last couple of weeks! As it continues to grow, I'll be putting out a call for another mod or two to help with keeping the sub a welcoming/inclusive place for anyone who likes cars, so stay tuned for that too!

-Inky

Nugget_in_biscuit 11 points 3 years ago

Question: is it acceptable for owners of EV’s to post pictures of their trunk on Motor Mondays, but only so long as they make a reference to their car having a V0?

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OopsOverbombing 9 points 3 years ago

We'd need to see pictures of the electric motor(s)

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Nugget_in_biscuit 7 points 3 years ago

How about we meet in the middle and photoshop in pictures of hampsters running in wheels?

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OopsOverbombing 3 points 3 years ago

I find this to be a suitable compromise. XD

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FizzOnMyJayce 3 points 3 years ago

Pictures of their battery cell or nothing

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Nugget_in_biscuit 3 points 3 years ago

Instructions unclear. Will fill entire car with Duracells and then take picture

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inky 2 points 3 years ago

Sorry but no. You have to show your actual motors. So if you have to remove wheels, panels, etc to get to then, so be it.

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Nugget_in_biscuit 2 points 3 years ago

I noticed you didn’t say it has to be the main propulsive motors. So can I do things like seat motors, AC motor, and hyperspace drive?

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inky 1 point 3 years ago

They're motors from cars, so I don't think I can deny your right to post them.

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phamanhvu01 6 points 3 years ago

Do you have any plan to ban picture only posts like what r/cars did before?

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inky 7 points 3 years ago

Not necessarily. Not at first, anyway. I want to keep the community as active as possible to start. If people feel that there are too many pic only posts, then we could always spin those off to another community.

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inky 1 point 3 years ago
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inky 1 point 3 years ago
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CussCuss 5 points 3 years ago

I like the idea of themed days.

Could have funny fridays to keep the memes in check. Showoff saturdays for general show and shine pics. Sinful sundays for dodgy/bad/neglectful stuff.

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IonAddis 5 points 3 years ago
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inky 4 points 3 years ago

We could do that as a periodic megathread. Or that specific topic could be spun off into its own community (I believe reddit had one for car buying specifically, too).

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solongaphasia 2 points 3 years ago

maybe we should set up a community for repairs and fixes, similar to r/cartalk? i know it would be useful if we could build it, as reddit was one of the first places i’d go to see info about car repairs (as far as how common, fixes that may not be in a manual, general advice about an issue)…

of course the issue initially will be getting people to join multiple communities, but with spez and musk both shitting the bed on the same day, now is the time.

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fluke 1 point 3 years ago

The UK car subreddit just had a sticked thread if I remember

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Poe 2 points 3 years ago

I see a lot of car communities being advertised here, but I personally think this should be the everything car place until we grow large enough.

Also, I'd love a weekly $5k craigslist challenge thread :)

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inky 4 points 3 years ago

$5k Fridays. Done.

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